The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-17
CHAPTER XVIII.

Lord Dudly-Earl Beaconsfield's nearest
neighbor-was, like the Earl of proud
lineage
He had married early in life beautiful
girl-but unlike Sir Arthur's bride, who
was of humble parentage, his fair young
bride was of noble birth; her family had
become impoverished but they had al ways
maintained their pride with some show.
When Lord Dudly married the golden
haired lady she was without dowry, but
only short time elapsed after their nuptals
when an heirless relative left her fair es-
tate with Jewels and plate-all of which she
had willed to any daughter that might be
born to them, and if they should have no
daughter, then it was to 60 to a younger
son.
The title of the Dudlys was entailed, but
not the estates.
A few months after their marriage the
health of Lady Dudly became SO precarious
that physicians urged her removal to other
scenes, and, after travel on the Continent
without benefit, Dord Dudly resolved to
cross the Atlantic to Canada and the United
States.
But, alas! to no purpose! And it was
only when Lord Dudly saw the young wife
fading so surely before his eyes that he
yielded to her entreaties to remove her to
her English home.
Fate decreed that she should never reach
that home. While crossing the wild Adj
rondack region on their way from Mon
treal they were overtaken by terrific
storm, and Lady Dudly was carried to her
last resting place from the rough shelter Of
Timmy's home.
After her death Lord Dudly had refused
to look upon the face of either his wife or
her babe-all arrangements had been made
by her maid and attendants, and the pre-
cious remains had been taken to England
and placed in the family vault.
Nell and Mag were both English, and Nell
had lived in the family of Lord Dudly be-
fore his marriage, but had been discharged
in disgrace for her thieving practices.
The desire for revenge had sunk deep into
her heart and she lived only for that-with
not thought of gratitude that she had been
saved from arrest and Imprisonment by the
intervention of the one she hated.
Both Nell ana Mag had emigrated to
America shortly after Nell's disgrace, and
Mag, by some hook or crook secured honest
Jimmy for a husband.
Nell led strange sort Of existence
sometimes at service, and at others in a way
no one but herself and her evil companions
knew-but she lived in constant purpose of
being revenged upon the Dudlys-but sin
gular as il appeared, the innocent cause of
her hatred came to her in America instead
of Nell crossing the Atlantic to vent her
spite on her victim.
In his grief the young husband had not
recognized the attendant ON his wife, or,
knowing her character, he would have been
more guarded.
AS il was he was left neither wifenor
child living, while Nell and Mag chuckled
over their triumph.
Before leaving, Lord Dudly had placed a
sum of money in Timmy's hand with the
request that Timmys child should be called
''Nora"-and he had often sent her presents
of money, clothing and books.
After his wife's burial Lord Dudly went
into no society, but shut himself up modify
in his large house with no companions but
his books, dogs and trusted servants.
Il was only of late that be had come out
from his seclusion and entered society, and